Hello all, new to this forum. I have a problem keeping my Athlon XP2000 at a decent temperature. Since installing it about 18 months ago its been running at an alarming 70-75 deg C. I put this down to the type of heatsink and fans I configured for quiet operation. Anyway, it just kept going, even after thermal shut-down in the summer.
Now I've fitted water-cooling and its not much better. I've just realised ( belatedly) that this temp is the on-board die temp as read by the mobo, whereas the thermal resistor under the die is only about 46 deg C. So my question is, can I trust the on-board temp? Could the mobo be misreading it? Can it really run at that temp without damage?
Sorry thats 3 questions,
Thanks
Now I've fitted water-cooling and its not much better. I've just realised ( belatedly) that this temp is the on-board die temp as read by the mobo, whereas the thermal resistor under the die is only about 46 deg C. So my question is, can I trust the on-board temp? Could the mobo be misreading it? Can it really run at that temp without damage?
Sorry thats 3 questions,
Thanks